Starting getting flashing in my right eye last night, so I called my eye doctor and saw him this morning. He didn't see a retina detachment but he did see something weird, so I have a appointment to see a retina specialist on Friday, with explicit instructions to go in right away if anything gets worse. Hopefully it's nothing though. :x
 
I nearly knocked myself out picking up the vice the post office left at my mail box. I expected the vice to weigh about 20-25 lbs. So I squatted over the box, and gave a hearty heave... Turns out the damn thing was only 5 lbs. So I nearly hit my self in the face with cast iron.
 

GasBandit

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Random fridge question:

Why do Japanese depictions of female demons/vampires have bat wings growing out of their heads?

I mean, I thought this was just a design choice thing with Darkstalkers back in the day, but it occurs to me I've seen it in more places since then (for example, Touhou project, Sword Girls, Seraph of the End, Shugo Chara, etc).

I cannot think of an instance where I would want my head to be the appendage providing aerodynamic lift to my body. And, to be fair, most of these character designs have larger "main" wings attaching to the back of the torso. But that just begs the question, why even have little head wings at all?
 
Random fridge question:

Why do Japanese depictions of female demons/vampires have bat wings growing out of their heads?

I mean, I thought this was just a design choice thing with Darkstalkers back in the day, but it occurs to me I've seen it in more places since then (for example, Touhou project, Sword Girls, Seraph of the End, Shugo Chara, etc).

I cannot think of an instance where I would want my head to be the appendage providing aerodynamic lift to my body. And, to be fair, most of these character designs have larger "main" wings attaching to the back of the torso. But that just begs the question, why even have little head wings at all?
It's a reference to D&D, obviously.

 
Random fridge question:

Why do Japanese depictions of female demons/vampires have bat wings growing out of their heads?

I mean, I thought this was just a design choice thing with Darkstalkers back in the day, but it occurs to me I've seen it in more places since then (for example, Touhou project, Sword Girls, Seraph of the End, Shugo Chara, etc).

I cannot think of an instance where I would want my head to be the appendage providing aerodynamic lift to my body. And, to be fair, most of these character designs have larger "main" wings attaching to the back of the torso. But that just begs the question, why even have little head wings at all?
Because Vampires in South East Asia can detach their heads from their bodies: Meet the Penangglan. They just cut out the bit about their stomache and organs trailing after them.
 

GasBandit

Staff member
I just assumed it was as opposed to ears/antlers.

--Patrick
Well, I don't know what kind of wacky ass vampires have antlers in your neck of the woods (although maybe you meant horns like a demon?)... but the earliest example I know of definitely had ears. Maybe not nipples, though.

 

GasBandit

Staff member
Oh, and I am flying United, so, you know, watch the news.[DOUBLEPOST=1496329923,1496329881][/DOUBLEPOST]
What time do I need to show up at DIA if I want to kick your ass? :p
Please don't kick my ass in front of my friends. But around 1.
 
Oh, and I am flying United, so, you know, watch the news.[DOUBLEPOST=1496329923,1496329881][/DOUBLEPOST]
Please don't kick my ass in front of my friends. But around 1.
You're just lucky I hate I-70 and it's not worth it to pay out the ass in tolls just to drive 35 minutes to kick your ass in front of your friends. >.> (Also we only have one car for a couple more weeks)
 
My brother-in-law's grandparents were from Ireland, and immigrated to the U.S. sometime in the early 20th century. So, his dad is first generation, and they live near Boston. So, they're fairly entrenched in Irishness. All the cliches and tropes: drinking Guinness, pissing on the Brits, Kennedy-afficianodos, even Sinn Fein sympathizers. I tolerate it for the most part. I call b.s. on the terrorist sympathy, but it's all mostly harmless stupidity. My immediate family has no know connection to Ireland. We do have a connection 3 generations back to Scotland, but that's so far back it really doesn't mean anything. We have absolutely no Scottish traditions (other than Solar-intolerance). Since marrying my BIL (17 or so years ago), my sister has adopted Irish culture as her own. She decorates their house with Irish shite (ha). Somehow thinks that one of the "Magi" from the birth of Jesus story came from Ireland. I don't even know where she got that from. The DaVinci Code? Who knows. It's rubbish. Now, they are on their second vacation to Ireland. Her posts on FB about her Irish roots...SMH. Weirdo.

However, we really don't have any culture. Not really. No real family traditions, unless you include alcoholism and blind nationalism. So, I guess I understand a desire to have a rich cultural identity other than hillbilly. Even though, the Irish seem quite hillbilly to me.
 
Somehow thinks that one of the "Magi" from the birth of Jesus story came from Ireland. I don't even know where she got that from. The DaVinci Code? Who knows. It's rubbish. Now, they are on their second vacation to Ireland.
Considering we've found Jade axes in Scottish burial grounds (from Italian sources), as well as golden Buddhist artifacts in Norse gravesites, it's not outside the realm of possibility. We're basically finding out that ancient peoples traveled A LOT more than we thought, and that's already counting things like Vikings in Newfoundland before the English ever got here. There are even historic accounts of Vikings raiding into Northern Africa.
 
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